Polyglot Dictionary

cochino

/koˈtʃino/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Slang Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
cochinos

Meaning

  1. pig; dirty person (insult)

    • Un cochino gruñía en la pocilga.

      A pig grunted in the sty.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Literally a pig. As an insult it calls someone dirty or disgusting (also a child's rebuke for lack of hygiene). Mildly rude but not vulgar in the strict sense; avoid as an adult insult.

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